Just unpacked one and put it in the garage. The one from Italy appears to have all the bits but he wantsm a lot for it although he will haggle. Might be worth a try.
M

Mine weighed about that in first season. Think I knocked about 12-15kg off it by the end of the second season... Swingarm, fueltank, wheels and battery were the biggest savers (along with realizing I didn't need 12+ litres of fuel!!)

My B bike was hugely overweight at some point. :D

Oh right do you want to sell it? :D

Must have been the chain under the seat champ ;)

Soon as I can its going on the bike. Hopefully in time for Oulton. I am not sure its value for money in the weight reducing stakes.

Mark

:)

It isn't just the weight... It is a swinging weight. My rear was much more stable after the switch (probably because the swingarm wasn't slowing the reaction of the rear suspension so much).

That makes sense about the swinging weight. Never thought of that.

If I can stabilise my rear I will be very happy :lol:

Cheers
M

Sprung vs Unsprung weight, innit.

Removing mass from rotating components - wheels, brake disks, sprockets, chain, tyres (where allowed) - has a much better effect as it reduces the energy required to rotate them so in theory you should get better acceleration, improved handling (due to lower centrifugal forces), etc.

Thanks,
never thought of that. So if you swapped twin dosc for single disc with the same stopping performance then you wouls not only get the weight advantage but it is also a benefit as its the unsprung (I think) weight.

Thats made me happier about buying the swingng arm!
Cheers
M